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14 February 2016 | 1 reply
neither myself or my wife are working because of her health and my circumstances have taken me out of my normal occupation of driving truck, so at this time i only work part time and have a lot of time to learn what i can to start investing....
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10 March 2016 | 28 replies
I am looking forward to learning even more from the BP site but more so from this amazing community.I currently work for a non-profit with a focus on health and wellness, youth development and social responsibility.
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4 July 2016 | 16 replies
We are far from perfect, and our winters are not everyone’s favourite climate, but on an international level it is hard to beat the safety, opportunity, education, health care, natural resources, and financial stability which Canada has to offer.
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16 May 2016 | 11 replies
I am sure there are people with health problems, job problems, divorces, deaths in the family, etc where ever you are.
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13 May 2016 | 4 replies
I am a home health physical therapist and I drive around rural ala alabama all day and know small cities very well that most would not.
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15 May 2016 | 4 replies
I'm starting out my investing in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio because I've lived here for three years and I think I understand the market and its drivers, and prices continue to appreciate.I see real estate investing as a way to build a base of passive income to make sure I can take care of my family if their health or the economy fall on hard times.
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16 May 2016 | 9 replies
This is important to determine the health of the business versus a percentage of the rent they pay you.As an example a business doing 1,000,000 in sales you generally do not want to see more than 10% going to rent or 100,000.4.
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20 May 2016 | 8 replies
My husband is very allergic to cats and I worry that since he'll be doing a lot of the maintenance that this will negatively impact his health (I should also mention we would be house hacking a MFH in metro Denver).
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3 October 2016 | 91 replies
The contractor knows that investors will fight tooth and nail to not pay for a change order (and he investor may not make money if they have to pay the change order).